Charles McDuke

Charles Floyd McDuke (18 September 1870-15 August 1943) was a Fascist Party of America (FPA) politician and one of its founding members.

Biography
Charles Floyd McDuke was born on 18 September 1870 in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of a cannery owner. McDuke worked as a flower shop owner for years, and he was a middle-class man for much of his life. McDuke became a vocal opponent of African-American rights during the 1890s, claiming that they were responsible for poverty in the American South. McDuke advocated a return to a society that permitted slavery, and he believed that whites should rule the country; he supported the foundation of the Fascist Party of America, becoming its presidential nominee in the 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920, and 1924 elections before giving up. The party lost popularity during the 1930s, and it was off the ballots by 1936. McDuke died in 1943.